June 5, 2023

Dark Magic Blog Tour: Excerpt + Giveaway

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the DARK MAGIC by Raluca Narita Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

DARK MAGIC (The Chronicles of the Underworld #1)
Author: Raluca Narita
Release Date: June 27, 2023
Publisher: Underworld Publishing House LLC
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Pages: 402

Find it: Goodreadshttps://books2read.com/DARK-MAGIC-NARITA

The Goddess of Death, the Grimm Brothers, and the Devil collide in a thrilling new paranormal fantasy series. 

Primrose Titan is the Goddess of Death, an ancient deity who reaps the souls of the dead and rules the Underworld. All life ends with death, and in death, there is no happiness. Primrose knows this better than anyone, and her heavy responsibility has twisted her reality, purging her of all feelings for humans-or so she believes.

When the Demon King Lucifer escapes his prison in Hell and threatens chaos on the human world, Primrose must hunt him down. The High Court, a council of deities, is skeptical Primrose can handle Lucifer on her own and appoints the handsome yet icy Atlas Grimm, one of the fabled Grimm Brothers, to assist her. Strange, dark magic and supernatural creatures sent from the Devil himself stand in their way, along with political enemies acquired over the millennia.

“The Demon King, Lucifer, has escaped from Hell.”

Gasps and surprised whispers echoed across the room. All emotion dropped from my face as it drained of color. My blood ran cold.

“So,” my brother said, scrutinizing my reaction, “you should really be asking my sister about the security of her prison system in Hell, considering she’s in charge of that particular subregion of the Underworld.”

The conference room burst into chaos. Deities sprung from their chairs and conversations escalated to loud screaming matches. Frozen, I tried to process Ben’s words. The Demon King escaped. My head was feverish yet light. Drops of sweat slid down my skin. Much time passed since I felt true fear. Lucifer’s name brought it back like a wave of deadly vengeance.

“Quiet,” Erin Grimm ordered. “Let’s not devolve into hysteria just yet.”

The room went silent, and the accusing gazes of the High Court pierced me like a hot poker. “As we know,” Erin continued, “the Devil is mad. He attempted to overthrow multiple deities and treasonously plotted against the High Court. We wouldn’t want such a thing to happen again, Lady Primrose. I’m sure you understand.”

The High Court awaited my reaction with poorly concealed anticipation. They wanted confirmation I hadn’t set Lucifer free. Though I wanted nothing more than to annoy the petty, insignificant lives of the deities seated in this scented, elegant room, freeing Lucifer was not an option. His escape harmed me more than anyone else.

Claustrophobia was theoretically impossible in a room the size of a hotel, yet I was suffocating under the pressure of hundreds of expectant eyes. Though the Court members wouldn’t remain patient much longer, I stole a moment to restore my composure, breathing in through the nose, out through the mouth. The beating of my heart slowed. My eyes glazed into boredom, and my heart distanced itself from every being in the room.

I chose my next words carefully. “Are you certain he has escaped?”

Ben’s forehead creased. “I have no reason to lie.”

“His prison is well guarded. I have every right to contest a claim so outlandish as this, especially in the High Court.”

Raluca Narita was born in Romania and grew up in Southern California and West Texas. She currently resides in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and loves to travel in her free time. Raluca is the author of The Chronicles of the Underworld. For each book sold, 99 cents will be donated to the Win STEM Foundation to support women in STEM.

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(1) winner will receive a $10 Amazon Gift Card courtesy of Rockstar Book Tours - International.

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Ends June 20th, midnight EST.


Tour Schedule:

Week One:

6/5/2023

#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Excerpt/IG Post

6/5/2023

A Dream Within A Dream

Excerpt

6/6/2023

The Chirpy Bookaholic

Excerpt/IG Post

6/6/2023

Sadie's Spotlight

Excerpt/IG Post

6/7/2023

Two Chicks on Books

Guest Post/IG Post

6/7/2023

Cara North

Guest Post/IG Post

6/8/2023

YA Books Central

Interview/IG Post

6/8/2023

@jlreadstoperpetuity

IG Review

6/9/2023

100 Pages A Day

Review/IG Post

6/9/2023

@allyluvsbooksalatte

IG Review

Week Two:

6/12/2023

@froggyreadteach

Review/IG Post

6/12/2023

Jaime_of_gryffindor

IG Review

6/13/2023

OneMoreExclamation

Review/IG Post

6/13/2023

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

6/14/2023

@enjoyingbooksagain

IG Review

6/14/2023

Country Mamas With Kids

Review/IG Post

6/15/2023

The Momma Spot

Review

6/15/2023

the original B00K nerd

IG Review/FB Post

6/16/2023

Gothichaunting

IG Review

6/16/2023

Confessions of the Perfect Mom

Review/IG Post





Of Glass and Ashes Blog Tour: Guest Post + Giveaway

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the OF GLASS AND ASHES by T.M. Franklin Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

OF GLASS AND ASHES (Magically Ever After #3)
Author: T.M. Franklin
Release Date: May 16, 2023
Publisher: Calava Press
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 255
Find it: https://books2read.com/OF-GLASS-AND-ASHES

Buy direct from T.M. Franklin - https://store.tmfranklin.com/products/of-glass-and-ashes

Use the code ASHES10 at checkout to get 10% off. Or grab the series bundle and get 20% off with the code BUNDLEME.

A glass blower with a unique ability. 

Ember Farrow breathes magic into every piece of glass she makes. It’s a gift handed down through generations in her family of fire elementals-- all the way back to when her great-great-grandfather created Cinderella’s slippers.

But then the slippers are stolen. . . and Ember is the prime suspect.

An FBI agent determined to crack the case.

Every criminal claims to be innocent, and Agent Calder Ford isn’t easily convinced. Still, his gut tells him there’s more to this case than meets the eye . . . and the same goes for the fiery woman who challenges him at every turn.

She may not be a crook, but she’s definitely hiding something . . . and Ford’s going to figure out what it is.

A family legacy that could set the world on fire.

Ember must clear her name while hiding a dangerous family secret: The slippers are more than a relic from a fairy tale. They have a dark history and a deadly power of their own. As she and Ford follow the clues to find them, she begins to fear the thief knows exactly what they have and how to use them. 

If that’s the case, they’ll be coming for the only other person on earth with that knowledge. 

Ember.

 

The Inspiration for Of Glass and Ashes

I’ve always been interested in the darker side of fairy tales - the Brothers’ Grimm versions, or Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, where she doesn’t really get the Disney happily-ever-after we all know and love (which I explore in the second book in the Magically Ever After series, Of Songs and Seashells).

When I thought about how I’d like to handle Cinderella, I knew I wanted it to be about the glass slippers, so that led me to the idea of the main character being a magical glass blower who was a descendant of the creator of Cinderella’s slippers. Then I thought, what if those slippers had a darker story? And what if Cinderella was not quite as innocent as we think? 

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The Brother’s Grimm version of Cinderella is much different than the one we read as kids. For one thing, her stepsisters didn’t only try to cram their foot into that slipper - one actually cut off her toe, and the other cut off part of her heel! It was only when Cinderella’s friends, the birds, sang a song alerting the prince to the blood in the slippers that he realized he had the wrong sister. 

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In addition, when Cinderella finally got her prince, the stepsisters actually walked down the aisle with her...and those same birds pecked out their eyes, leaving both stepsisters blinded!

Yeah. Gross.

In Of Glass and Ashes, Ember learns that the Grimm version of the fairy tale may have been influenced more by true events than anyone suspected. And when the glass slippers created by her ancestor go missing, she’s the FBI’s prime suspect.

The problem is: Only Ember knows the truth about Cinderella and her slippers, and it’s something that’s been a family secret since they were created. It’s up to Ember to find the thief, but with FBI agent Calder Ford on her tail, keeping the secret may be more difficult than she anticipated.

And if she doesn’t get him on her side, things could go really bad...

Find out how bad in Of Glass and Ashes, available now in eBook, paperback, and audio!

Buy direct from T.M. Franklin - https://store.tmfranklin.com/products/of-glass-and-ashes

Use the code ASHES10 at checkout to get 10% off. Or grab the series bundle and get 20% off with the code BUNDLEME.

All other retailers - TMFranklin.com/Ashes

T.M. Franklin writes stories of adventure, romance, & a little magic. A former TV news producer, she decided making stuff up was more fun than reporting the facts.

Her first published novel, MORE, was born during National Novel Writing month, a challenge to write a novel in thirty days. She’s since written seventeen additional novels, as well as several bestselling short stories…and there are always more on the way.

T.M. also writes Clean & Wholesome romance under the penname Tami Franklin.

Connect with T.M.- https://linktr.ee/tmfranklin 


(1) winner will receive their choice of a $50 Gift Card from Amazon or Barnes & Noble - US Only.

Ends June 13th, midnight EST.


Tour Schedule:

6/5/2023

#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Excerpt/IG Post

6/5/2023

JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder

Excerpt

6/5/2023

A Dream Within A Dream

Guest Post

6/6/2023

yabookscentral.com

Interview/IG Post

6/6/2023

Two Chicks on Books

Excerpt/IG Post

6/6/2023

Cara North

Guest Post/IG Post

6/7/2023

Country Mamas With Kids

Review/IG Post

6/7/2023

More Books Please blog

Review/IG Post

6/7/2023

Jaime_of_gryffindor

Review/IG Post

6/8/2023

@jlreadstoperpetuity

Review/IG Post

6/8/2023

Books With a Chance

Review/IG Post

6/8/2023

@evergirl200

Review/IG Post

6/9/2023

the original B00K nerd

Review/IG Post

6/9/2023

Confessions of the Perfect Mom

Review/IG Post

6/9/2023

OneMoreExclamation

Review/IG Post